Longer Lugs for Wheels

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Orren I went out and checked the studs on our tag and steer and they are the same. Same R8 stamped into them and they are just short (1/32) of flush with the face of the nut.

I'll bet if you check yours you will also have the same setup on those axles.

As I explained to Lloyd and as you well know the inner nuts for the duels come in a multitude of lengths. According to prevo there is only 1 length available for those other two axles.

Take a closer look at those pictures and I think you will see that it is the wrong hub cap bracket that is the culprit.

[truk4u]

Hey guys, it looks to me like those studs were intended for steel wheels. The steel wheels are much thinner and if I remember correctly, close to 1/2 inch at the holes. I took off aluminum dual inners this Jan and replaced with steel because of a width problem with my fender flares, but I don't remember the exact thickness. It was quire a bit. The steel wheels are 8.25 and the aluminum are 9.00.

Is it possible at some point Lloyd's bus had steel wheels instead of aluminum?

[Orren Zook]

Those are his fronts or tag studs - no inner nut is visible and the R8 indicates grade 8. Maybe we run nut covers and hub caps because the studs are too short!?! I'll pull my nut covers when I get to work and let you know Joe.

[Joe Cannarozzi]

Truk, not the case. I'm tellin ya I went out and looked at mine and it is the exact same situation. The studs are almost flush with the lug nuts with aluminum rims and according to someone who looked into it for Lloyd at Prevo there is only one length available for the steer and tag.

I still say that the holes are too small in the bracket for his chrome hub cap cover because it is for the new style uni-lug rims and is not allowing the nut to seat into the tapered hole of the old style rim compounding the problem of the just long enough studs to begin with.

[dalej]

Joe,

If you look at the photo to the right, it doesn't have the bracket on the stud and is still short. He just needs to get 1/2 inch longer studs.

[truk4u]

Orren,

I knew they were the front and tag, I was using my changing out the wheels as an example of the difference in thickness between steel & aluminum. I will pull one of mine also, I don't remember mine being short on threads.

[truk4u]

OK boys, here's a picture of my front. I can't imagine studs being to short as in Lloyds case being normal. Seems like a safety factor to me..

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